- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1443-DB WP No. 10365 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 10365 OF 2022 (EXCISE-PIL) BETWEEN: 1. BORE GOWDA B B S/O LATE BORELINGE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS OCC: AGRICULTURIST R/AT D.NO.32, BULLI KEMPANA DODDI KIRGAVAL HOBLI AND POST MALAVALLIT TALUK - 571 424 MANDYA DISTRICT 2. MADHUPRASAD K M S/O K C MADEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS OCC: AGRICULTURIST KIRGAVAL HOBLI AND POST MALAVALLI TALUK - 571 424 MANDYA DISTRICT AADHAR CAR No.914738771334 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. G.K.BHAT, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SMT. SUDHA D, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1443-DB WP No. 10365 of 2022 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER IN KARNATAKA 2ND FLOOR, TTMC A BLOCK BMTC BUILDING, SHANTHINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 027 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA DISTRICT MANDYA - 571 401 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE MANDYA DISTRICT MANDYA - 571 401 5. SMT. SHOBHA Y N W/O KRISHNAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS CL-7 LICENSEE KARUNYA COMFORTS LODGING AND BOARDING AND BAR AND RESTAURANT KIRGAVAL HOBLI SANTHEMALA VILLAGE MALAVALLI TALUK - 571 424 MANDYA DISTRICT …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1443-DB WP No. 10365 of 2022 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER WRIT, OR DIRECTION, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NOS.3 AND 4 NOT TO ACT UPON THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT FOR GRANT OF CL-7 LICENSE TO THE SAID PREMISES, ETC THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Learned Senior Advocate Mr. G.K. Bhat for the petitioners files a memo dated 10.01.2025, which is taken on record. In view of the memo, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:1443-DB WP No. 10365 of 2022 In view of dismissal of the petition, any interlocutory application that may be pending, would not survive and stands accordingly disposed of. SD/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE SD/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE VMB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 51